Date: 26.01.2017.

Lithuanians who have mandatory health insurance will be able to undergo treatment of extremely rare diseases in other countries of the European Union (EU) that have the necessary specialists, visiting members of the European Commission said LETA/BNS in Vilnius on Thursday.

Bertelsmann Foundation of Germany has decided to give this year's Reinhard Mohn Prize to Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former president of Estonia, for his pioneering work on the promotion of digitalization in government, education and public services, informs LETA/BNS.

Norway has apparently decided to follow "ostrich policy" in the dispute over the Latvian trawler that has been arrested for crabbing on the Norwegian continental shelf and therefore risks losing its full sovereignty over the disputed territory in the process, like it has already happened in a similar dispute with Lithuania, Didzis Smits, a representative of the European Crabbing Association, told LETA.

EU economy’s future: slow but positive growthGrowth in all EU states will continue in 2019-20, though at a slower pace than before. The largest EU’s economies will grow at around 1,5-1,7%, mostly in Poland, Spain and Holland. The Baltic States’ growth will continue to be on the positive trend.